by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Aug 16, 2013
This is a guide for employment and training agencies based on findings of the Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program. Much of the material presented is of interest to a wide variety of public and private organizations providing services to families and...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Aug 16, 2013
Examining ethical questions about practice can make evaluators more critical of what they are doing: What is it to be a good evaluator? In whose interests should we be acting and to what purpose? (Author)
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Oct 11, 2011
I argue that successfully addressing social problems such as homelessness requires that the vast and often hidden discretion afforded public officials be exposed, rehabilitated, and expanded. A more proactive bureaucratic role in implementing social welfare...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
What is the rationale for residential rent controls? I was asked this question back in 1983 by the Ontario Commission of Inquiry into Residential Tenancies and I wrote Research Report #6 for the Commission, entitled Market Imperfections and the Role of Rent...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
In 1994, Massachusetts passed legislation restricting localities from enacting rent control. California followed suit in 1995. This paper examines the struggle over rent control in these two states. It begins with an overview of key concepts from the literature in...